No Religious Registry Act
Latest action · Dec 5, 2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 18, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
No Religious Registry Act
This bill prohibits U.S. government officials from collecting information or utilizing a registry or database to classify on the basis of religious affiliation: (1) U.S. nationals or aliens lawfully present in the United States, or (2) aliens who apply for a visa or seek admission to the United States or on whose behalf a petition under the immigration laws is submitted. The bill also prohibits studies related to the collection of such information or the establishment or utilization of such a registry or database.
Nothing in this bill may be construed to prohibit the collection of information that is provided voluntarily, including information relating to the decennial census.
Cosponsors 70
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 18, 2016 to Dec 16, 2016, with 8 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Nov 18, 2016 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Nov 18, 2016 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Nov 18, 2016 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Nov 18, 2016 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | Nov 18, 2016 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Nov 18, 2016 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Nov 18, 2016 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Nov 18, 2016 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Nov 25, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Nov 25, 2016 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Nov 25, 2016 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Nov 25, 2016 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Nov 25, 2016 | |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Nov 25, 2016 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Nov 25, 2016 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 5, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Nov 18, 2016Introduced in House
- Nov 18, 2016Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 18, 2016Introduced in House
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